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- Fourth Annual International Competition for the William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup, Long Island, New York, 1908 (1978 Reprint) - William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., launched America's first great automobile race, the Vanderbilt Cup, in 1904. Top American and European drivers and cars came to Long Island, New York, for the annual event. After three consecutive victories by French cars, an American-built Locomobile won in 1908. Driver George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Ethridge earned the prize with their car "Old 16."

- October 24, 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Fourth Annual International Competition for the William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup, Long Island, New York, 1908 (1978 Reprint)
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., launched America's first great automobile race, the Vanderbilt Cup, in 1904. Top American and European drivers and cars came to Long Island, New York, for the annual event. After three consecutive victories by French cars, an American-built Locomobile won in 1908. Driver George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Ethridge earned the prize with their car "Old 16."